Ed Corney Muscle Classic 1997
Ed Corney Muscle Classic 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Gerry Johnson.
- Year
- 1997
- Date
- Jan 1, 1997
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NPC
- Divisions
- 7
- Competitors
- 15
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight | Gerry Johnson | Zach Williams |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Franklin Jones | – |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Jim Reyes | Jeff Crocker |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight | Valerie Aldrette | Heide Wentworth |
| Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight | Teri Kumparak | Yvette Quiros |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Fernando Romero | Don Bagley |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Gene Johnson | Bill Stephens |
Ed Corney Muscle Classic 1997
Ed Corney Muscle Classic 1997 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight title went to Gerry Johnson.
Defending HeavyWeight champion James Sharpe, who won in 1996, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
Ed Corney Muscle Classic 1997 contested 7 divisions across 15 athletes, 5 open and 2 age-restricted Masters. Gerry Johnson took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight. 7 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Heavyweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gerry Johnson First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Zach Williams | United States |
| 3rd | Craig Koblis | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Lightweight
Only the winner of this division was recorded by the source. The full placings are not in the database.
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Franklin Jones | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Reyes First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Jeff Crocker | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Lightweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Valerie Aldrette Title defense, 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Heide Wentworth | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Women's Bodybuilding - Middleweight
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Teri Kumparak First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Yvette Quiros | United States |
| 3rd | Karen Clark | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fernando Romero First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Don Bagley | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gene Johnson | United States |
| 2nd | Bill Stephens | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated June 10, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 15
- Divisions
- 7
- Size rank
- 4 of 4
The biggest field since 1996.
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
- A contest with no results has either not taken place yet or has no placements published. Check the status line above the results to tell which.